James Sharp may refer to:

James Sharp (bishop) (1613–1679), Archbishop of St Andrews James Sharp (mayor) (1843–1904), mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah James A. Sharp Jr., mayor of Flint, Michigan James E. Sharp (born 1940), lawyer James Sharp (footballer, born 1870) (1870–?), Scottish footballer James Sharp (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1915), Scottish footballer James Sharp (footballer, born 1976), English footballer

See also James Shairp (died 1796), British Marines officer Jimmy Sharp (1880–1949), Scottish footballer Jim Sharp (disambiguation) James Sharpe (disambiguation)